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An ambitious concept album that assembles a clutch of familiar romantic ballads into a narrative arc charting the birth of romance, A Prelude to a Kiss: The Story of a Love Affair remains Jeri Southern's most fully realized and consistent effort, evoking Frank Sinatra's classic late-'50s Capitol albums in both scope and tenor. Paired with arranger Gus Levene, whose richly melancholy backings are essential to the album's unified mood, Southern brings a sense of cinéma vérité to songs like "Speak Low" and "The Touch of Your Lips," transforming the familiar lyrics into deeply personal expressions as intimate as diary entries.
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Duke Ellington, Composer - Irving Mills, Author - Irving Gordon, Author - Jeri Southern, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert E. Dolan, ComposerLyricist - Jeri Southern, MainArtist
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jule Styne, Composer - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Jeri Southern, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - SAUL CHAPLIN, ComposerLyricist - Jeri Southern, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Milton Ager, Composer - Jean Schwartz, Composer - Jeri Southern, MainArtist - Ned Wever, Author
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Reg Connelly, ComposerLyricist - Harry M. Woods, ComposerLyricist - Jeri Southern, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - John W. Green, ComposerLyricist - Jeri Southern, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurt Weill, Composer - Ogden Nash, Author - Jeri Southern, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Oppenheim, ComposerLyricist - Jack Little , ComposerLyricist - Ira Schuster, ComposerLyricist - Jeri Southern, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Hoffman, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Jeri Southern, MainArtist - Carl G. Lampl, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Sigmund Romberg, ComposerLyricist - Jeri Southern, MainArtist
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ray Noble, ComposerLyricist - Jeri Southern, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
An ambitious concept album that assembles a clutch of familiar romantic ballads into a narrative arc charting the birth of romance, A Prelude to a Kiss: The Story of a Love Affair remains Jeri Southern's most fully realized and consistent effort, evoking Frank Sinatra's classic late-'50s Capitol albums in both scope and tenor. Paired with arranger Gus Levene, whose richly melancholy backings are essential to the album's unified mood, Southern brings a sense of cinéma vérité to songs like "Speak Low" and "The Touch of Your Lips," transforming the familiar lyrics into deeply personal expressions as intimate as diary entries.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:15
- Main artists: Jeri Southern
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 2010 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2010 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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